103: Crisis Averted with Evan Nierman

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today we are happy to speak to Evan Nierman, the CEO, and Founder of Red Banyan! Evan is the guy behind the curtain who helps people in any type of crisis! He is an amazing individual with tons of experience in communication, crisis, and public relations. He is the author of the bestselling book,</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Crisis Averted: PR Strategies to Protect Your Reputation and the Bottom Line</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, Evan tells his story. He explains why he started his company, Red Banyan, and the challenge he had to face after starting it. He talks about his book and shares the lessons he learned along the way to becoming a successful entrepreneur.  </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We hope you enjoy our conversation with Evan Nierman today!</span></p> <p><strong>Bio:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Evan Nierman is the Founder and CEO of Red Banyan, an international crisis management, and public relations firm.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Evan and his team have provided counsel to a diverse group of celebrity, political, corporate, and private clients, helping them navigate high-stakes situations to achieve the optimal outcome.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He is also the author of the best-selling new book Crisis Averted: PR Strategies to Protect Your Reputation and the Bottom Line. </span></p> <p><strong>Evan’s story</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Evan was born and raised in Shreveport, Louisiana. He studied communications at George Washington University in D.C. After graduating, he spent the next seven years-and-a-half years working in communications between the U.S. and Israel. After that, he worked at a high-stakes and crisis communications firm in D.C. for eighteen months and then moved to South Florida to work for a startup as their Spokesperson and Communications Director. After doing tha